| The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) will sponsor an international conference on the issue of wire system
aging in the nation's infrastructure on April 23 - 25 at the DoubleTree Hotel,
located at 1750 Rockville Pike in Rockville, Maryland.
The conference, which will begin at 8 a.m. each day, stems from a recent
White House National Science and Technology Council study that concluded wire
system safety is an important public health and safety issue that transcends
government agencies.
The conference will review current practices and programs for understanding
and managing wire system aging, enable the exchange of information on the
current status of research related to the issue, and identify technical issues
and programs of interest for collaborative research.
The three-day conference will focus on four specific topics relating to
wire system aging: reliability physics modeling; fire risk assessment; the
risk significance of wire system aging; and prognostics and diagnostics for
installed wire systems. The conference will feature technical presentations
and a summary on all four topics. In addition, exhibits will show state-of-the-art
techniques for monitoring wire systems. A panel of experts will close the
conference with a discussion of the future direction for research and collaboration.
To register for the conference, please contact Susan Monteleone of the
Brookhaven National Laboratory at 631-344-7235, (fax) 631-344-3957, or e-mail
at susanm@bnl.gov. For information on
exhibits or technical information, please contact Jit Vora at the NRC at 301-415-5833,
or via e-mail at jpv@nrc.gov
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